Cooley or Whittier?

Which law school is harder? Cooley or Whittier? I heard Cooley is a hard law school. I haven't heard anything about Wittier. They both accpet students without a bachelors degree. They are both ABA approved. They both require the LSAT. They are both $35,000.00 a year. So they are both pretty much the same except the professors. Which one is harder?

I would say Whittier is more difficult only because of the curve. I believe they were involved in a scandal not long ago when they dismissed an enormous amount of their student body due to the harsh curve they implement which has brought them in danger of losing their accreditation.I wouldn't go to either one though. Are you just thinking of attending these schools because you don't have a bachelors degree? Taking a shortcut is not always the best way to go. Not only will law school be significantly more difficult for you because of a lack of training in critical thinking skills, but it may also hinder your post graduation employment search. Just suck it up and dedicate 4 years to getting an education. If you can't commit to four years of relatively easy academic study, how can you possibly commit to three years of intense academic study? Take baby steps. Maybe after getting a degree and taking some law classes at the UG level you will discover that law is not for you.

3. If you want to become an attorney, choose an ABA approved school (such as Cooley or Whitter if you like), do your best and go practice law.

It is an unfortunate fact that fewer than half of those who matriculate at Cooley ever practice law.

So here is my advice as an immature and inexperienced snob. Hard work goes a long way, but it's best to apply that hard work where it will be most effective. It's far easier to spend a year prepping for the LSAT than it is to spend years post graduation trying to overcome having gone to a school of dubious reputation.

I don't anything about Cooley but it's untrue that Whittier accepts students without degrees. You must have a degree and have taken the LSAT to apply and get accepted to Whittier. There was no scandal involving dismissing most of the student body. Please research your facts before posting inaccurate information. Now for some facts:

1. Whittier is the oldest fully accredited ABA law schools in Orange County2. More than 80% of Whittier Grads have passed the bar in 20083. Whittier Grads have the highest starting salary of OC law schools4. Here's a list of firms that have hired Whittier graduates:

I don't anything about Cooley but it's untrue that Whittier accepts students without degrees. You must have a degree and have taken the LSAT to apply and get accepted to Whittier. There was no scandal involving dismissing most of the student body. Please research your facts before posting inaccurate information. Now for some facts:

1. Whittier is the oldest fully accredited ABA law schools in Orange County2. More than 80% of Whittier Grads have passed the bar in 20083. Whittier Grads have the highest starting salary of OC law schools4. Here's a list of firms that have hired Whittier graduates:

hello allaboutlydia, I have to correct you due to the fact that you are wrong. You said below that Whittier does not accept students without a bachelors degree. You are wrong. Whittier does in fact accept students withouta bachelors degree. Here is the link to the facts taken from whittier's website itself. http://www.law.whittier.edu/pstudents/admissions/admissions.html#specialAlso, I am going to repost what you posted below. You said "Please research your facts before posting inaccurate information." There you go, maybe you should do your own research before you post inaccurate information.

I don't anything about Cooley but it's untrue that Whittier accepts students without degrees. You must have a degree and have taken the LSAT to apply and get accepted to Whittier. There was no scandal involving dismissing most of the student body. Please research your facts before posting inaccurate information. Now for some facts:

1. Whittier is the oldest fully accredited ABA law schools in Orange County2. More than 80% of Whittier Grads have passed the bar in 20083. Whittier Grads have the highest starting salary of OC law schools4. Here's a list of firms that have hired Whittier graduates: